APOEL Futsal

APOEL Futsal is a professional futsal team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club. APOEL is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Cyprus with an overall tally of 3 Championships, 3 Cups and 1 Super Cup.[2]

For the parent multi-sport club, see APOEL Nicosia.
APOEL
Full nameAthletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
Nickname(s)Τhrylos (The Legend)
FoundedJuly 2012 (July 2012)
GroundLefkotheo Indoor Arena,
Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity3,000[1]
Chairman Christoforos Potamitis
Manager Giorgos Platis
LeagueCypriot First Division
2016–173rd
Active departments of APOEL Nicosia
Football Basketball Volleyball
Futsal Handball Table tennis
Bowling Archery Cycling
Water polo Runners team Swimming
The Club

History

APOEL's futsal team was formed in 2012 as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.,[2] after APOEL board came to an agreement with City Futsal F.S.C. to take their place in the Cypriot First Division for the 2012–13 season.[3] The team had a successful first season, finishing fourth in the league and reaching the semi-finals of the cup. One year after its establishment, the club was renamed to APOEL.[4]

In the 2013–14 season, the team achieved their first domestic double, winning both the season's Cypriot First Division[5] and the Cypriot Cup,[6] their first two major trophies after only two years of existence as a futsal club. The next season (2014–15), APOEL became double winners for second year in a row, after winning again the Cypriot First Division[7] and the Cypriot Cup.[8] During the 2015–16 season, APOEL achieved a historical domestic treble by winning all the Cypriot competitions trophies, the league,[9] the cup[10] and the super cup.[11]

European campaigns

After winning the double in the 2013–14 season, APOEL qualified for the first time for the European competitions, participating in the 2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they hosted all the Group D matches in Nicosia's Tasos Papadopoulos - Eleftheria Indoor Hall. APOEL managed to qualify for the main round[12] by winning all their matches, beating FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3, KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1 and NAFI Stuttgart 10–1. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after losing 1–5 against Slov-Matic Bratislava, beating MVFC Berettjóújfalu 3–2 and drawing 3–3 with Vegakameratene.[13]

In the 2016–17 season, APOEL participated for the third consecutive time in the UEFA Futsal Cup. They entered the preliminary round of the competition and they managed to qualify for the main round[14] by winning AFM Maniacs 9–7, JB Gentofte 4–3 and drawing 7–7 with the hosts ASUE Yerevan. APOEL were eventually eliminated at the main round of the UEFA Futsal Cup, finishing in the third place of Group 6 with 4 points, after drawing 3–3 with City'US Târgu Mureș, losing 0–7 against Era-Pack Chrudim and beating 6–5 ŠK Pinerola Bratislava.[15]

Current squad

Last Update: 1 January 2017[16][17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NOR Kenneth Rakvaag
8 FW  CYP Angelos Dionysiou
8 DF  CYP Christos Christodoulou
9 FW  BRA Léo Feitoza (captain)
10 FW  CYP Christos Iacovou
11 DF  BRA Cristian Magno
12 DF  ESP Jonathan Carrasco
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW  CYP Stavros Christodoulou
14 DF  CYP Andreas Platis
15 GK  CYP Avraam Paraskeva
16 GK  CYP Alexandros Zantis
17 MF  CYP Neophytos Lakoufis
18 MF  CYP Eleftherios Pericleous
20 FW  CYP Savvas Omirou

Technical and medical staff
Technical staff[18]
Head coach Giorgos Platis
Fitness coach Petros Violaris
Goalkeeping coach Giannos Pafitis
Technical Director Yiannos Mylonas
Medical staff[19]
Team Doctor Christoforos Varianos
Team Physio Ntemis Orinos

League and Cup history

R16 = Last 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runners-up, W = Winners .

Season League Cup Super Cup UEFA Futsal Cup Notes
Division Position Played Won Drawn Lost Goals Points Result Result Result
2012–13 1st 4th 221138100 – 8536 SF — — [A]
2013–14 1st 1st 242103157 – 5963 W — — [B]
2014–15 1st 1st 221813154 – 5655 W — Main round [C]
2015–16 1st 1st 242031120 – 4463 W W Main round [D]
2016–17 1st 3rd 201514134 – 4946 QF RU Main round

Last update: 28 April 2017

A. ^ Competed as APOEL City Futsal F.S.C.
B. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic double.
C. ^ APOEL's debut in the European competitions.
D. ^ APOEL achieved their first domestic treble.

Honours
Winners (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Winners (3): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Winners (1): 2015

[2]

European competitions record

Last update: 14 October 2016[20]

UEFA competitions
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Goal Difference Last season played
UEFA Futsal Cup 15 7 3 5 67 66 +1 2016–17
Total 15 7 3 5 67 66 +1

Matches

P = Preliminary round, M = Main round, E = Elite round, FF = Final Four, F = Final

Season Competition Round Country Club Result Venue (Host City) Qualified
2014–15 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary round
(Group D)		 FC Anzhi Tallinn 5–3 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
1st place
KF Flamurtari Vlorë 9–1
NAFI Stuttgart 10–1
Main round
(Group 6)		 Slov-Matic Bratislava 1–5 Pálfi István
Rendezvénycsarnok
(Berettyóújfalu)
3rd place
MVFC Berettyóújfalu 3–2
Vegakameratene 3–3
2015–16 UEFA Futsal Cup Main round
(Group 1)		 Georgians Tbilisi 1–5 Eleftheria Indoor Hall
(Nicosia)
4th place
Kremlin-Bicêtre United 3–4
TTG-Ugra Yugorsk 3–10
2016–17 UEFA Futsal Cup Preliminary round
(Group A)		 AFM Futsal Maniacs 9–7 FFA Academy Stadium
(Yerevan)
1st place
JB Futsal Gentofte 4–3
ASUE Yerevan 7–7
Main round
(Group 6)		 City'US Târgu Mureș 3–3 Zimní Stadión
(Chrudim)
3rd place
Era-Pack Chrudim 0–7
ŠK Pinerola Bratislava 6–5

References
  1. ""Lefkotheo" Sport Center". Archived from the original on 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  2. ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. "To ΑΠΟΕΛ και στο futsal..." (in Greek). APOEL. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  4. Συγχώνευση Σωματείων (in Greek). CFA. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  5. Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε τον τίτλο (in Greek). CFA. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  6. "Μετά το Πρωτάθλημα, πήρε και το Κύπελλο Futsal το ΑΠΟΕΛ" (in Greek). CFA. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  7. Το ΑΠΟΕΛ πανηγυρίζει την κατάκτηση του Πρωταθλήματος Futsal (in Greek). CFA. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. Πήρε και το Κύπελλο (in Greek). CFA. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  9. Πρωταθλητής ο ΑΠΟΕΛ! (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  10. Νταμπλούχος ο ΑΠΟΕΛ! (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 23 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
  11. Το ΑΠΟΕΛ κατέκτησε το Super Cup (in Greek). CFA. 18 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  12. "APOEL and Stalitsa first through". UEFA. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  13. "Elite round contenders book their place". UEFA. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  14. "New faces Feniks among preliminary round winners". UEFA. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  15. "Main round - Group 6 standingd". UEFA. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  16. Team Roster (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  17. "FC APOEL Nicosia". UEFA. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  18. Τεχνική Ηγεσία Φούτσαλ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  19. "ΑΠΟΕΛ FUTSAL" (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  20. "FC APOEL Nicosia - Profile". UEFA. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
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